2nd UNWTO Global Summit on City Tourism

Date

19 September 2013 - 20 September 2013

Moscow
Russia

Objectives

The 2nd Global Summit on City Tourism, organized in collaboration with the Moscow City Government Committee on Tourism and Hotel Industry, is the venue for the presentation of the central themes of the second phase of the project. Accordingly, a presentation will be given on the development of the prototype that is being developed in Madrid in collaboration with Madrid Visitors and Convention Bureau and the UNWTO Affiliate Members for the creation of new tourism products in urban areas.With this 2nd Global Summit on City Tourism, the UNWTO and the City of Moscow seek to elicit the exchange of ideas, experiences and information among the different stakeholders in the public and private sectors. This will contribute to applying the knowledge of everyone involved in a practical and visible way, with mutual learning, to spawn specific projects in the area of city tourism that materialize into models that can be replicated in other cities worldwide. The UNWTO and the Committee on Tourism of Moscow also aim to position tourism as a legitimate backbone for other sectors relating to urban development in order to project tourism’s full potential in the conception of cities on a large scale.A new feature of this Summit will be a Speed networking session to encourage direct contact and further exchange among the participants.This Summit is also preceded by a meeting of the Affiliate Members on 19 September, open to existing and potential members, i.e., all those who wish to share the experience of the only forum of this nature within the United Nations, where interaction transpires among private companies, destinations and universities around the world to create new networks to review issues related to tourism.

Panel 2:Measuring the impact of tourism in citiesThe importance of awareness of the economic and social impact of city tourism in national and local economiess

Panel 3:Cities, case studies and assessment toolsThe exchange of proven experiences in terms of public-private collaboration, communication strategies, and technology, as well as benchmarking tools for the evaluation of such actions will also be one of the central topics to be discussed at the Summit

Panel 4: The role of tourism in urban developmentTourism plays an essential role in the design of strategies related to urban development in the broadest sense. It forms part of a large and complex puzzle in which disparate and independently managed pieces need to fit together, linked to issues as diverse as infrastructure, transportation, culture, sustainability, quality of life and local idiosyncrasies.

ParticipantsThis Summit is aimed at representatives from the governmental and non-governmental sector relating to accommodation, transport, intermediation, technology, culture, academia, retail, handicrafts, insurance, payment systems, tourism services of all kinds and any other segment related to urban development and tourism.

Transport arrangements

Air transportThe 2nd Global Summit on City Tourism has been registered with the website www.skyteam.com with respect to air transport of the congress. This site allows you to buy airline tickets to this event at a discount of 5% to 15% for all participants. Upon booking you will need to enter the event code: Congress - 2469S.

AccomodationThe local organizers have negotiated special discounted hotel rates for the conference delegates at the Radisson Slavyanskaya Hotel and Business Centre. To take advantage of these rates, participants must make their reservations online through the following link: http://unwto.sputnic-sbt.ru/.

Please note, to secure the special discounted rates, bookings should be advanced as soon as possible.

The 2nd Global Summit on City Tourism will take place at the Radisson Slavyanskaya Hotel and Business Centre in Moscow.

Located adjacent to the Europe Plaza, the Radisson Slavyanskaya Hotel and Business Centre, Moscow features 427 plush, comfortable rooms with thoughtful amenities, including free high-speed, wireless Internet access, and individual climate control. Non-smoking rooms can be made available upon request.